The entire world was shaken. What exactly had happened to the Violet Firmament Immortal King?
Not to mention others, even Supreme Immortals, and even peerless Immortal Kings were taken aback.
Although the Violet Firmament Immortal King had suffered a slight loss this time due to Pan Dao Immortal King, losing two Supreme Immortals and having to compensate with a house-sized piece of World Stone—a treasure of immense value—it shouldn't have provoked such fury.
Because upon returning from the Pan Dao Immortal King Domain, the Violet Firmament Immortal King discovered that his Immortal King City had been attacked. Not only had his Immortal King Hall been taken away, but even his most precious Immortal King Grotto had been forcibly dug up and stolen.
The ninety-nine immortal veins deep beneath the earth, linked to the Immortal King Grotto and painstakingly acquired over several epochal eras, had also been dug up along with the grotto.
How could he not be enraged?
It was as if he had been completely cleaned out.
At this moment, the Violet Firmament Immortal King was incomparably furious. The wrath of an Immortal King caused mountains and rivers across billions of miles of his Immortal King Domain to tremble violently. Countless stars fell from the starry firmament, and terrifying phenomena continuously manifested. Even the other Supreme Immortals within the Immortal King Domain were terrified and panicked.
They did not know why His Majesty the Immortal King was so enraged.
Unfortunately, even as Supreme Immortals, they could not possibly know. Because when Ye Chen's Quasi-Immortal King Dao Body made his move, he used Quasi-Immortal King means to conceal everything. Furthermore, due to the Chaos Great Dao, even the other Supreme Immortals within the Immortal King Domain had not detected any of this.
Only now did they finally discover it, because the immortal energy within the entire Violet Firmament Immortal King Domain had drastically decreased.
The immortals were greatly alarmed!
It was because of the ninety-nine immortal veins—these were innate, divinely created immortal veins.
A typical immortal domain might only have a few, no more than ten. Yet the Violet Firmament Immortal King had obtained ninety-nine immortal veins, arranged beneath his Immortal King Grotto. This allowed the grotto to continuously absorb energy from the veins, perpetually containing an immeasurable amount of Great Dao essence, enabling even an Immortal King to enter seclusion and cultivate there. Its preciousness was evident.
Now, the ninety-nine immortal veins along with the entire Immortal King Grotto had been stolen, silently and without a trace. The Supreme Immortals guarding the place had not detected it. One could imagine that the thief was likely an outstanding figure among Supreme Immortals, or even very possibly a Quasi-Immortal King. Otherwise, how could they have evaded their perception?
"Ziyang!" the Violet Firmament Immortal King roared.
Boom—
A terrifying immortal might erupted, tearing apart the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
A supreme Quasi-Immortal King appeared, his immortal radiance blazing intensely. His appearance greatly resembled the Violet Firmament Immortal King. This was his third son, named Ziyang, and among the several Immortal King sons, he was the one with the most transcendent talent. He had already stood within the immortal dao realm for three epochs and now belonged to the Quasi-Immortal King level, extremely powerful.
Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang, seeing that his father had summoned him, immediately bowed slightly in greeting. "Father!"
The Violet Firmament Immortal King looked at him deeply. "You truly felt nothing at all?"
Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang was slightly taken aback, then his expression changed drastically. "The Immortal King Grotto... along with the ninety-nine immortal veins... has been stolen."
All along, although he had been overseeing the Violet Firmament Immortal King Domain, he had also been in seclusion cultivation, hoping to one day charge towards the Immortal King realm.
Yet, such a major event had occurred within the Immortal King City, and he had been completely unaware.
This truly defied reason. One must know, he was a supreme Quasi-Immortal King, how powerful he was, far surpassing Supreme Immortals.
The Violet Firmament Immortal King sighed. "You truly are a cultivation-obsessed fool."
Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang was a martial arts fanatic, constantly immersed in cultivation, which had greatly reduced his vigilance.
But on the other hand, it also represented the strength of that thief. Perhaps they were even stronger than Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang, and moreover, skilled in concealment techniques. Otherwise, even if Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang's strength was somewhat inferior, he shouldn't have been completely unaware.
Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang said coldly, "Father, who would dare be so bold as to steal your Immortal King Grotto and Immortal King Hall?"
He could not think of anyone within the Primordial Immortal Realm who would dare to be so audacious. His father, the Violet Firmament Immortal King, was a supreme Immortal King figure who shook the Primordial Immortal Realm and even the Chaos Sea, suppressing past and present, with few rivals. Among the ancient titans, he was a famously mighty and powerful being.
Now, someone actually dared to steal his Immortal King Grotto. Wasn't this deliberately making an enemy of the Violet Firmament Immortal King?
Even among the ancient titans, few would dare to risk becoming mortal enemies with the Violet Firmament Immortal King to take action.
"It is not yet clear. The other party's methods are extraordinary, actually able to steal silently while evading your senses and those of several Immortal Dao Supreme Ones. Clearly, they are no ordinary Supreme One. It is very likely a Quasi-Immortal King or a Quasi-Giant."
"This king wants to see who dares to steal this king's Immortal King Grotto."
The Violet Firmament Immortal King snorted coldly and attempted to sense the location of the Immortal King Grotto. However, to his frown, he actually could not sense it.
The Immortal King Grotto seemed to have left the Primordial Immortal Realm and entered another Chaos Ancient Universe, making it impossible to sense.
Only this could isolate the perception of a supreme Immortal King like him.
Of course, it was also possible that an ancient titan had taken action. A peerless existence of the same level acting would have the full capability to accomplish this.
"Some skill indeed. It must have been premeditated. An ancient titan took action, concealing the aura of this king's Immortal King Grotto. But even so, this king is the Violet Firmament Immortal King, a ruler of the Immortal World. Who dares oppose me!"
The Violet Firmament Immortal King snorted coldly. At this moment, he displayed the supreme means of the Immortal King level, attempting to reverse time and learn everything about the thief.
When an Immortal King acted, their methods far surpassed those of Supreme Ones by an immeasurable degree. Even if a Quasi-Immortal King came and tried to shield their aura and cover all traces, in the eyes of an Immortal King, there would still be clues to follow and track down.
Not to mention time reversal. When performed by an Immortal King, one could see the River of Time manifesting, vast and mighty, as if time itself were about to flow backward.
Of course, time could not truly be reversed. Even a being as powerful as an Immortal King, at the peak of the Chaos Sea, could only reverse time within a specific scope. It was impossible to completely reverse the entire Chaos Sea; no one could do that.
Otherwise, the backlash from such time reversal would be enough to cause any ancient titan to perish outright.
Perhaps only an eternal existence transcending everything would be qualified to accomplish it.
Of course, the Violet Firmament Immortal King did not need to reverse time. Involving Supreme Immortals or even Quasi-Immortal Kings, even a powerful Immortal King reversing time would suffer terrible backlash. Yet he could influence the River of Time, dismantle all obstructions, and truly manifest the past he wished to know.
The scenes rapidly rewound. Soon, the Violet Firmament Immortal King saw a mysterious figure, silent and traceless, isolating everything, sealing the heavens and locking the earth. Even the several Supreme Immortals guarding the Violet Firmament Immortal King Domain were isolated. Quasi-Immortal King Ziyang's perception was also blocked. No one could detect his existence.
Just like this, shielding all perception, he uprooted the Immortal King Hall and the Immortal King Grotto beneath it, pulling out ninety-nine immortal veins each billions of miles long, with boundless immortal energy surging turbulently.
Several Immortal King-level divine treasuries were also found and stolen.
This scene was precisely the moment of the theft.
That figure was very powerful. His aura could not be sensed to determine whether he was a Great Emperor or a Quasi-Giant. The Violet Firmament Immortal King did not recognize him either. But it did not hinder him from sensing that special universe origin aura. Instantly, infinite Immortal King fury shot through the heavens, completely burning star after star into ashes. He roared, "Alien race!"
The alien race! It was actually these alien scum who dared to secretly strike while he was confronting Pan Dao Immortal King, stealing his Immortal King Hall, Immortal King Grotto, and ninety-nine immortal veins.
Unforgivable!